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Nigeria: A house made of plastic bottles

Further information in the article about the container transport from 27.02.2012

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Container on its way to Kaduna / Nigeria

The German government-owned Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) provided a transport subsidy, while Arbeit und Dritte Welt repaired a 40′ high-cube container and contributed several hundred tools and workshop accessories for wood and metal. After Hildesheim customs had checked the … Continue reading

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The boat floats on Lake Tanganyika

Gerard Niyimbonera, Chairman of the Hanoverian association Irembo, is happy. Behind him lies a nerve-racking but ultimately successful stay in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. After the Liemba, which was built as the Graf Goetzen at the Meyer shipyard in … Continue reading

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Don’t throw it in the trash!

Walter Nothdurft made his former office furniture available to us. They are now used in the office of our social services department. This spared this beautiful furniture from being thrown away.

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Almost 1000 bicycles to Eritrea

Once again, bicycles were loaded into three 40′ containers under the direction of the Eritrea Relief Organization for Germany (EHD), the Eritrean Association for the Physically Disabled in Stuttgart e.V. and Arbeit und Dritte Welt. Once again, the recipient was … Continue reading

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Loading 40′ containers for Ghana

At 12:15 p.m., the truck with a 40′ container drove up to our premises: the long-prepared loading of a myriad of different donated goods for the Rural Youth Association in Wenchi / Ghana could begin. The donations, which had been … Continue reading

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Successful repair for the Ghana donation transport

We received an irrigation unit for the planned donation transport of the Ghana e.V. in the Niedersächsische Landjugend. Our mechanics workshop cleaned the machine, fitted spare parts and got it running successfully. The preparatory work for the replacement of the … Continue reading

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Moritz Bormann back at ADW

The Hildesheim sculptor and contact artist Moritz Bormann is no stranger to many employees at Arbeit und Dritte Welt. Mutual visits to workshops and studios laid the foundations for an intensive working relationship several years ago. An exhibition by Bormann … Continue reading

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IJGD workcamp participants at ADW

The International Youth Community Services (IJGD) organize work camps in which young people from different countries and cultures around the world meet to live together for two to four weeks and get involved in a meaningful project. The participants use … Continue reading

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Nigeria transport still in preparation: donations from Düsseldorf

Almost half of the container intended for the DARE project in Nigeria has now been repainted and the number of donations to be sent in it is steadily increasing. Today, on Saturday, Mr. Blaschke and Mr. Fredmüller drove up with … Continue reading

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